Pittsburg Revels in Local Graft Scandal and Resignation Demands
In Pittsburg a wave of graft accusations follows the arrest of nine officials and bankers in a San Francisco style corruption probe. Council members William L Brand John F Klein John Wasson T C Atkinson Jacob Soffel W H Melaney and Hugh Ferguson face bribery and conspiracy charges. Former German National Bank officials W W Ramsey and A A Vilsack are named. Director Lang demands Captain McGough's resignation as new tensions emerge.
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John F. Klein
John Wasson
T. C. Atkinson
Jacob Soffel
W. H. Melaney
Hugh Ferguson
W. Ramsey
A. A. Vilsack
German National Bank
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Wasson
Klein
Public Safety
Lang
McGough
Justifying the Deposition of a Mad Bavarian King
Berlin reports a Munich transcript detailing King Ludwig II of Bavaria as mad, citing childhood insanity, withdrawal from society, and extravagant projects. The document notes his attempt to swap Bavaria for Cyprus, his demand for funds, and dismissal of ministers, ending with a reference to linen handkerchiefs offered by E. S. Pedigo.
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Ludwig II
Barvaria
Starnberg
Munich
Diet
Ludwig
Otto
Barbaria
Cyprus
Defense Aims to Discredit Mrs Annis Testimony in Hains Trial
Witnesses allege Thornton Hains fired a cocked pistol and threatened interference when William E. Annis was shot. Prosecutors say the state will take a week to finish its case as defense lawyers seek to undermine Mrs Helen E Annis account of the events on the Bayside yacht club float.
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Flushing
N. Y
W. &. Annis
Thornton Jenkin Hains
Darrin
Crane
John C. Stephens
Bayside Yacht Club
Annis
Stephens
Thornton Hains
Merrill L. Downs
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Helen E. Annis
Hains
William E. Annis
Remarkable career of the new Apple King
Michael Horan of Wenatchee won the National Apple Show top prize of 1000 dollars scoring 96 14 points from a mixed carload to be named apple king of America. He is known as the cow man, previously a horse breaker, and moved to Washington in 1888. His fifty acre orchard now holds immense value, with exhibit sales and other prizes totaling over 6,300 dollars and commercial value near 1,100 to 1,200 dollars.
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Spokane
Wash
Michael Horan
Wenatchee
America
Horan
Northwest
New England
California
Washington
City of
Battleships Move as North Carolina Sails in Storm
The cruiser North Carolina left port amid a northeast storm while the battleship Maine steamed down the coast with 36 mile per hour winds off Hatteras and heavy seas. No official movements are announced.
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Norfolk
Dee
North Carolina
Maine
Hatteras
High Seas
New York Central President W H Newman Resigns
New York, December 22. W H Newman has resigned as president of the New York Central.
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New York
W. H. Newman
New York Central
Christmas at White House as Roosevelt family prepares
Washington, Dec. 22. All Roosevelt children are expected at the White House for Christmas with parents. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and her husband are in the city for the winter. Many Christmas boxes for the Roosevelt family arrive, mostly apparel and hunting gear for the African trip, with valuable gifts returned or declined due to the president’s policy on unknown admirers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Nicholas Longworth
Congress
Boston Woman Defends Slain Daughter's Lover
Dr Agnes Hartley declares sympathy for James Harmon Jr and offers to testify for the defense after her daughter Maud Hartley was shot dead in Somerville last Friday. Harmon is held under police and medical surveillance in East Cambridge for possible insanity evaluation. The mother rejects jealousy as motive and plans a private Somerville burial for Maud.
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Boston
Agnes Hartley
James Harmon
Maud Hartley
Somerville
Harmon
East Cambridge
Hartley
Ketter Desserts Use Blue Ribbon Extracts
Blue Ribbon lemon or vanilla extracts make Ketter desserts easy to prepare. The brand is touted as the best value and quality for flavoring baked goods.
Pedigo’s Christmas Sale Cuts Prices on Fine Goods
Sublette and Barnes offer Christmas plum pudding in 1 2 and 3 pound cans. R M Fox handles Xmas goods including cut glass china bric-a-brac silverware jewelry and more.
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Sublette & Barnes
R. M. Fox
Eminent Witness Fears Violence From Night Riders
Mrs Emma Jackson and her daughter Dora testified identifying twenty seven band members as night riders in a trial at Union City. Russell and Fehringer described attacks while guards and handcuffed prisoners filled the courtroom. cross examination set for Wednesday.
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Union City
Tenn
Emma Jackson
Jones
Russell
Fehringer
Shaw
Reelfoot Lake
Martin Leonard
Reel Foot Lake
Miners Return to Work as Paint Creek Dispute Settled
In Charleston, West Virginia, nearly two thousand idle miners resume work after peace is reached with operators in the Paint Creek coal area. Agreement includes union-only hiring and old wage scale plus elimination of discrimination clause. Kanawha district operators dispute any modification of the 1908 contract.
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Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek
Kanawha
Kanawha District
United Mine Workers
Taft Invited by Forty Southern Cities as Texas Hosts
President elect Taft draws strong southward appeal with numerous city invitations. Augusta report notes about forty Texas cities sent elaborate parchment invitations to host him, signaling widespread southern hospitality and interest in his visit.
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Augusta
Taft
South
Texas
Taft Tours Planned Invites Across States
Cordial invitations from Chatta nooga Jacksonville Mobile Savannah and Athens Ga greet Taft as he plans to visit Atlanta briefly then Charleston and New Orleans en route to Panama. Castro’s forced cabinet resignation in Caracas signals end for President Castro in Venezuela.
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Chattanooga
Jacksonville
Mobile
Savannah
Athens
Taft
Mr. Taft
Atlanta
Charleston
Panama
New Orleans
Venezuelan President Castro ousted. Gomez assumes control
Caracas reports Castro is ousted amid conspiracy charges to assassinate Juan Vicente Gomez. Castro resigns from the cabinet, Gomez acts as president, arrests ring leaders, and signals a push to ease long diplomatic disputes with foreign powers.
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Caracas
Willemstad
Venezuela
Castro
Republic
Yellow House
Berlin
Bank of Venezuela
Paris
Europe
Oeen
Juan Vincente Gomez
Gomez
Destructive moonshine raid breaks up Indian Creek band
A posse from Virginia and Grundy arrested four moonshine operators near Artrip ten miles from Honake. They destroyed about 100000 gallons of liquor and took Joe Branham Mont McGlothlin Pat Rasnake Ben Rasnake and Hen Powers to Grundy Jail for bond at the next federal term.
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Pat
Ben Rasnake
Hen Powers
Grunyd
Tariff Hearings Completed By Ways and Means Panel
Washington December hearings on the proposed tariff revision ended with a subcommittee of Republican members starting to draft a tariff bill. The full bill will go to Congress at a special session Taft is expected to call next March. Today's meeting produced little action.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
Congress
Taft
Delaware WCTU plans water christening for Delaware
Newport News plans outline that the Delaware ship will be christened with water when launched on February 1. The Kentucky remains the only U S vessel christened with water and whiskey bottles shattered against her hull during launch festivities.
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Newport News
W. C. T. U. of Delaware
Delaware
Kentucky
Venezuela Revokes Willemstad Transhipment Ban
Willemstad on December 22 reports the new Venezuelan administration has revoked the decree banning transhipment of goods bound for Venezuelan ports. This move is regarded as a practical settlement of the Venezuela Holland dispute.
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Willemstad
Venezuela Administration
Venezuela
Holland
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